Next-Gen iPad Air to Come with Gold Colour Option: Bloomberg

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Next-Gen iPad Air to Come with Gold Colour Option: Bloomberg

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Do you love gold? According to Bloomberg, sources say the next generation iPad Air will come with a gold colour option:

New versions of the company’s 9.7-inch iPads, anticipated to be unveiled this month, will include gold as a choice of color for the rear metal cover, adding to the silver and gray available for the lighter iPad Air, the people said, asking not to be identified ahead of an announcement. That brings the color palette into line with the iPhone 5s, which come with silver or gold backs for models with a white faceplate, and space gray for those with a black front.

The move to introduce gold, according to unnamed sources, is said to be part of an effort by Apple to boost declining tablet sales. Also, a larger 12.9-inch iPad is rumoured to debut in 2015, say sources.

Apple sold 13.2 million iPads in its 2014 third quarter, a decline of 9 percent compared to the year ago quarter. CEO Tim Cook said at the time “This isn’t something that worries us,” and emphasized iPad revenue growth exceeded 40 percent in growing markets such as China and the Middle East.

Processor upgrade, Touch ID, better cameras? Wonder if the 32GB option will disappear like it did on iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.

OliChabot

Wouldn’t be such a surprise though they should just skip the 16GB and go straight to 32GB since the iPad holds more stuff and is more professional. It’s like if they would keep the Macbook Air with a 56GB flash drive and no 128GB… crazy.

Keep in mind that a notable market for iPad is purpose-specific applications, such as portfolios for artists and other professionals, product info display centres, industry-specific technical resources, etc. Such one-purpose end uses typically don’t need more than a handfull of Gig’s. So Apple, recognizing that, may keep a low GB model.

Al

? More detailed touch surface for drawing (what I mean is the ability to draw at a pinpoint location). The iPad currently sucks big time at this. So frustrating.

Gold could be good, but not all of them. I hope Apple can add the 5S gold design t the iPad Air. The iPhone 6’s gold is a no no.

Salinger

Seems right. Why should only iPhones have a gaudy option. 😉

Al

Oh, now you got me thinking…
What if iOS had the optional capability to allow for the active area (the area where you touch) to be a pin-point spot an inch from the finger tip (the exact location would be predefined in options), and you could touch and move to get to the exact spot you want to start drawing, and then you tap briefly with your other finger to active the pen? Essentially a mouse pointer. hmmmm…..

The 12″ might be more in line for art application as it is a good dimension for illustration & digital painting.
Creative Stylus 2 will give you a good amount of pressure range for detail around that of actual pen and paper.

Al

Art is one use of needing to draw accurately on the tablet, but not the only one.

K3

Not sure what you are mean can you eloborate?

Al

Drawing with accuracy is a necessity of various types of apps unrelated to art, and these apps tend to work well with the existing iPad size. Such apps could include, floor plans, editing music notation, marking up images (adding arrows, circles, etc. at very specific areas), etc.

K3

“and these apps tend to work well with existing iPad size”

Yeah you’re right that would be because a developer developed them to work well with current hardware specs. ????